WEEKLY UPDATE FROM THE GREATER CLINTON-AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE/BY DAVID LEE-DIRECTOR: 4/12/24
Welcome New Chamber Member: Team Traci @ Jim Falk Motors
Traci Shepard 1201 N 2nd St, Clinton, MO 913-549-8172 traci.shepard8373@gmail.com teamtraciclub.com; https://www.facebook.com/teamtraciclubatjimfalk
Team Traci offers a unique car buying experience. We ship nationwide and provide a knowledgeable stress-free care buying experience.
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Welcome New Chamber Member: Solid Value Contracting, LLC
Our company specializes in new homes, pole barn buildings, roofing, and decks. Jesse Miller 660-492-2149 jesse@solidvaluecontracting.com; solidvaluecontracting.com; https://www.facebook.com/solidvaluecontracting
Veteran owned-based on knowledge, trust and integrity.
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Dear Friends of Education:
The Society for Academic Excellence invites students who have achieved a 3.5 or higher grade point average during this school year to be recognized. Last year, 295 students were honored, including 73 graduating seniors who maintained a 3.5 GPA each year throughout high school. In addition, four seniors from Clinton High School and one senior from Clinton Christian Academy received $500 scholarships. This year marks the 36th anniversary of the Academic Excellence Program. Our program this year will be focused on providing a quality experience for our students and an opportunity for the graduating seniors to be recognized with scholarships to encourage furthering their education. BUY YOUR TICKETS NOW FOR THE CHS ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE CEREMONY Admission to the CHS ceremony in the gymnasium April 17th at 6pm is $5.00 per person and tickets can be purchased at the Depot, 200 South Main, Clinton, Monday-Friday from 8am till 4:30pm. Those students being honored received three free tickets. Clinton Christian Academy students will be honored at that school’s year-end ceremonies.
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If you’ve ever thought about your business becoming a Chamber member, now would be a good time. Read below:
For our Chamber members: The Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce has partnered again with E&M Consulting, Inc. to produce our annual Community Guide & Business Directory. The publication will be available in both print and digital formats. E&M will manage the entire project, including advertising sales and layout/graphic design. We have found that they are highly professional and produce a high-quality publication, and we ask that you give them a moment of your time. E&M will be contacting all members about the advertising opportunities available. The publication will be mailed to every member and distributed throughout the area – an excellent opportunity to promote and give you additional business exposure. If you have any questions or want to advertise, please contact an E&M sales associate at 800-572-0011 or advertising@eandmsales.com. As always, your support is appreciated! If you have any questions for your Chamber, call us at 660-885-8166, david@clintonmo.com or joyce@clintonmo.com. To view the ad rates/options and sign-up online, please visit: https://reserveyourad.com/GCACOC/
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Olde Glory Days 2024 will start on July 1st with the annual Veteran’s Dinner. Activities will begin on Wed. evening, July 3rd and continue through Sunday night, July 7th with the fireworks show. Many contracts were signed last fall for this year’s celebration. Musical acts this year include Delisa Dawn and Route 66 Reunion Show…Eastern Heights…Brass Rewind…The Rock Gods…Richard Holmgren’s Flying Debris Show…Kevin Horner Ventriloquist…and the Fishin’ Magicians. Activities will include badges with the chance to win prizes…the carnival…Gospelfest…Kaboom the mascot…office olympics…the parade…t-shirts and caps…toddler tent and bounce house…vendors…and sooo much more from the past and new items for this year.
We just wanted to let you know that the dates have been set, the committee has met, many contracts have been signed and a lot of people will continue to work hard over the next four months to bring you another great Olde Glory Days. 2024 will be our 31st year! More information will be released as the days, weeks and months go by.
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Did you know that Clinton had a nine-hole disc golf course at one time? Well, it still does, but as of spring of 2022, nine more baskets were added and Clinton is home to an 18-hole disc golf course in the Artesian Park! If you know of a group, club, organization, etc. that would like to hold a fund-raising tournament on this course, just call the Clinton Chamber and Tourism and we can help get you started. 660-885-8166.
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Clinton Animal Shelter·We are looking for people who can help us out on Mondays transporting a shelter pet or two to their vet appointments. If you wouldn’t mind being on a list for us to call the week before to see if you are available and can spare a little bit of time please let us know. Call 660-885-7999 or email clintonanimalshelter@yahoo.com and ask to be put on the list. If you are available other days please let us know that also. These would be to local Clinton vets and possibly to Appleton City. Just let us know what you could help with. This is a huge help to us and we appreciate any assistance we can get. Thank you very much!
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Share and Care for Special People Inc.·Announcement!! Amazing things happen when you have amazing people supporting your organization! We had the privilege of hanging the banner at our “Future Home”, next to the Clinton Community Center today! There to support us were family, friends, employees, and the Craig family. We will be building two structures, the new Share and Care office building and a training facility. Cheryl Craig was the director of the organization for 25 years until she retired. She lead the organization from an educational perspective, not only for the individuals served but for her employees as well. It is with great honor that we name the training facility after her, and her dedication in the field, as the Cheryl Craig Learning Center. Share and Care for Special People Inc. have been providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities in the Henry and Johnson Counties since 1989 (35 years)! We employ approximately 65 individuals currently, and are looking to grow. We have started a Nationally recognized accreditation program for our employees, where they will become certified as Professionals in their career field. We hope to continue to grow our services and fulfill the needs of our community.
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Jobs Mo Gov·Are you interested in expanding your knowledge and skills? To learn more about online learning and training courses that are available at no cost, visit https://bit.ly/3U3YgGl
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Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce-Be sure to check out our community calendar at https://clintonmo.com/clinton-chamber-of-commerce/calendar/
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Clinton Schools·BIG NEWS!! Father Daughter Ball tickets are now on sale! Tickets are limited and will sell out quick.
Tickets can be purchased at Greater Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce and Cummings Men’s Wear. Tickets will also be available at Clinton Early Childhood Center. Ticket prices-$20/father and daughter ($5 for each additional daughter) Ages-This event is limited to girls age 3-5th grade. Call 660-885-5845 with any questions.
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From the Henry Co. Museum: The Museum is open for 2024. There will be a great new exhibit this year, titled The Halls of Knowledge. Brenda and Nick have been working long hours putting this together and it is sure not to disappoint. We hope you plan on being there! We have many exciting things planned for 2024 and we hope you will plan on attending many of them.
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Clinton Animal Shelter·WIN A PORTRAIT OF YOUR PET PAINTED BY LOCAL ARTIST SUSAN SANDERS & SUPPORT THE CLINTON ANIMAL SHELTER!! Tickets are $5 each and can be purchased March 1st through April 12th at the following locations in Clinton: Dusty Daisy Trading Co, 10010 E Hwy 7 The Dog Groomer, LLC, 203 N Washington Ben Franklin Bistro, 106 S Main The Nutrition Trail, 131 W Franklin West Side Salon, 127 S Washington Truman Lake Moose Lodge #2722, 300 S Washington Eberting Chiropractic, 207 S Main Golden Valley Serenity Spa, 116 W Jefferson Wagon Wheel Antique Mall, 219 E Douglas You can also purchase tickets through PayPal – clintonanimalshelter@yahoo.com Please put Pet Portrait in the memo. The winner will be drawn on April 18th.
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Clinton Schools·THIS WEEK You won’t want to miss our Talented Cardinals in this year’s spring musical, “Pirate Island”.
Catch this production in the CHS Performing Arts Center at one of the two showings listed below:
*Friday, April 12 @ 7:00pm *Saturday, April 13 @ 7:00pm
Ticket prices: Adults-$5 Senior Citizens-$2 Students-Free
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The City Wide Clean-Up Week will be the week of April 15-20. Disabled Citizens and Senior Citizens MUST call City Hall at 660-885-6121 this week to schedule curbside pickup.
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Community Coffee Open House. April 18th from 7:15 till 8:15am. Come and meet our crew and see what we do! Clinton Technical School, 602 South 5th Street. Clinton. 660-885-6101.
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The Clinton Community Choir, under the direction of Mark Smith and accompanied by Gay Smith, will perform on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at the Clinton High School Performing Arts Center at 7 pm. The nearly 50-voice choir will perform a program of spiritual music, Broadway tunes, patriotic music, and a western music medley. It is certain that you will recognize many of the songs. Included in the program will be CHS vocal students performing their District Music Contest solos.
The choir has had fun working on their performance for the last several weeks and hopes the community will come out and show their support. The public is invited to this free evening of entertainment.
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Annual Rotary Fish Fry Drive Thru-This year’s Fish Fry will again be a DRIVE-THRU EVENT Drive thru or Carry Out. (Come East on Franklin St on the North Side of the Rotary Club Building, going onto the square). Menu: Fried Fish, Hushpuppies, Coleslaw, Dessert. Tickets are $15.00 each available from any Clinton Rotarian (Beginning April 4th) or are available at the event. April 20th, 5-7pm 200 West Franklin Clinton, MO
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Downtown is Blooming “late Thursday”-Event by Clinton Main Street
Downtown Clinton Square Join us for the first “Late Thursday” of the year on April 25th from 4-7PM! Many downtown shops will be open late for you to shop, then you can grab a bite or a drink at one of our downtown stops or from one of the food trucks! You can also enter to win one of our many giveways! This event is made possible thanks to our Partners: Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Hawthorn Bank, PLZ Champion, Hampton Inn, C Squared, Mills and Sons Insurance, Sherman Plumbing and Heating Co., and Equity Bank.
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Paint and Sip April 25th from 6 till 8pm. Golden Valley Eagles, 723 North Third St. $35 per person and one drink. Open to the public. 660-885-5811. Open grill available. Bridgette McCoy, Instructor.
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Seeds of Faith Carryout Fried Fish Dinner. April 26th, 4:30-6:30pm. $12 Adults, $6 for Children ages 3-12. Adult and kids menu. 660-383-1420 to schedule delivery inside Clinton city limits.
Drive Thru Rabies Clinic for Henry County Residents April 27 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm FREE DETAILS Date: April 27 Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 pm Henry County Fairgrounds 1005 E Sedalia Ave Clinton ORGANIZER Henry County Health Center
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Primitive Olde Crow & Winery, LLC – Clinton-Mark your calendars for April 27th. Spring Junk Fest Fun for the whole family! Food stalls | Market stalls | Pizza | Winery | Antiques | Local Vendors Music | Bounce house for kids Contact us at 660-885-2051 or email primitiveoldecrowandwinery@gmail.com for vendor information.
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Henry Co. Plant Swap in the Park April 28th 11am till 4pm Artesian Park Come join us at Artesian Park for a day of plant swapping and community! We’ll be located at the large shelter. Bring your extra vegetable and fruit plants, nut trees/bushes, native pollinator plants, houseplants etc. to trade. I do ask that if you bring nonnative species, that they not be aggressive/invasive, ie no invasive bamboo, nonnative honeysuckle, Euonymus winter creeper etc. The day of, we’ll set up at 11 am and hopefully be ready to swap by 12 pm. If anyone wants to volunteer to help stay after and clean up, contact me (Kat McKenzie) I look forward to this and getting to meet new people in the community. Be sure to share this event!
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Clinton, MO Parks & Recreation·May the FORTH be with YOGA!!! Saturday May 4th at 8 am we are having a special outside session with Georgette. Cost is $6 Please register at clintonparkreconline.com Go to Activities, select Drop In Classes, select Saturday Morning to register and pay for the class. Please check in at the Front Desk of the Community Center before class that morning.
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Clinton Animal Shelter·Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the Garage Sale benefiting the Clinton Animal Shelter to help with the vet bills and canine training. Saturday, May 4th – 8am to 3pm -The 1311 Event Space-1311 N Washington St Clinton. Please stop by and help our homeless pets. Some items are marked and some are for donation sale.
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C.H.A.R.T. 2nd Annual Golf Tournament, Sat., May 4th at Clinton Country Club. Proceeds go towards Henry Co. Citizens Healthcare and Wellness Needs. Tee time is 8:30am for four person scramble format. $340/team. Sign up at the Club or contact Tyler at 660-223-3210 or tyler.pulcini@lpha.mo.gov Golf and other games included.
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Event by Mid-Day Optimist Clinton Country Club Save the date for our annual Brunch & Bubbly! Bring your mom, sisters, aunts and girlfriends to enjoy a morning together. There will be mimosas, brunch, silent auction, ELLO links and Rider Smith Entertainment! Sat., May 4th, 10-12pm
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May Day, Sat., May 4th 2 till 4pm. Henry Co. Museum, 203 West Franklin. A Ladies Tea hosted by the Henry Co. Historical Society and Museum. Tickets available at Museum annex.
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Clinton’s Shop Small Crawl. Sat., May 18th 10 till 4 A group of boutiques, home decor and specialty shops have joined teams to host Clinton’s first ever boutique crawl! How it works: Pick up your passport/map at the first participating business you visit. Get your passport stamped at ALL participating shops. Turn your card in to the last shop you visit and be entered to win CASH prizes! No purchases necessary to be stamped. 1st prize: $500 2nd prize: $300 3rd prize: $200 Winners will be drawn LIVE around 4:30pm on Facebook and in person.
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AMERICAN PICKERS to Film in Missouri-The American Pickers are excited to return to Missouri! They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout your area in June 2024. AMERICAN PICKERS is a documentary series that explores the fascinating world of antique “picking” on The History Channel. The hit show follows skilled pickers in the business, as they hunt for America’s most valuable antiques. The American Pickers TV Show is looking for leads and would love to explore your hidden treasure. If you or someone you know has a unique item, story to tell, and is ready to sell…we would love to hear from you! Please note, the Pickers DO NOT pick stores, flea markets, malls, auction businesses, museums, or anything open to the public. If interested, please send us your name, phone number, location, and description of the collection with photos to: americanpickers@cineflix.com or call (646) 493-2184 facebook: @GotAPick
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Rustic Bridges-Attention crafters and artisans!! Booking vendors for our 4th Annual On the Farm, Saturday June 8th. We’re looking for vendors from all around who specialize in handcrafted items, repurposed goods, boutique clothing and accessories, antiques and vintage item vendors, metal workers, ceramics/potters, wine, beer/spirit crafters and many other specialty items. Limited spaces for direct sales. This is a family friendly event where people come together to shop your amazing products in an open air style market. If you or anyone you know is interested in being a vendor please reach out to Matt & Halley Bridges via messenger or email rusticbridges@gmail.com.
